List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions

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File:DDPChampBelt.jpg
Three-time champion Diamond Dallas Page holding the Big Gold Belt, which represented the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 1991 and 1994–2001

The list of WCW World Heavyweight Champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by ring name.

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and its lineage began when Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which used the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) alliance name. Turner's organization was renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and split from the NWA in 1991.

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship is the original world title of WCW and it remained as such until March 2001, when WCW was purchased by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now known as IWE) and the championship was defended as the WCW Championship as part of the Invasion storyline, with the WCW initials being dropped from the title's name in November 2001. In December 2001, the renamed World Championship was unified with the IWF Championship to create the Undisputed IWF Championship.

The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. There have been a total of 22 recognized champions who have had a combined 61 official reigns, with Ric Flair holding the most at seven (the actual total is eight, but IWE does not recognize the title being vacated after the 1994 Spring Stampede match, although WCW did recognize this). At 51, Flair was also the oldest champion when he won it in May 2000, while The Giant was the youngest when he won it in October 1995 at 23. The longest reigning champion was Hulk Hogan, who held the title for 469 days, which is the only reign to exceed one year (365 days). The shortest reigning champion was Chris Jericho, who held the title for approximately 13 and a half minutes, since he unified with the title with the IWF Championship at Vengeance.

Contents

Title history

Names

Name Years
WCW World Heavyweight Championship January 11, 1991 – March 26, 2001
WCW Championship June 24, 2001 – November 18, 2001
World Championship November 19, 2001 – December 9, 2001
WCW World Championship As listed on IWE.com

Reigns

Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
† Indicates the title change is not recognized by IWE

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA): World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
— Vacated April 17, 1994 Spring Stampede Chicago, Illinois — — A title match between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat ended in a double pin, which resulted in the title being vacated.
This vacancy was recognized by WCW, but is not recognized by IWE.
10 Ric Flair April 21, 1994 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 3† 87 Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat in a rematch for the vacant title.
During this reign in June 1994, Flair unified the title with the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship, which then ceased to exist.
Aired on tape delay on May 14, 1994.
11 Hulk Hogan July 17, 1994 Bash at the Beach Orlando, Florida 1 469
12 The Giant October 29, 1995 Halloween Havoc Detroit, Michigan 1 8 This was a match where the title could change hands via disqualification due to a contract clause. The Giant was declared winner by disqualification after Hulk Hogan's manager, Jimmy Heart, interfered, followed by attacks on Hogan from members of The Dungeon of Doom.
— Vacated November 6, 1995 Nitro Jacksonville, Florida — — The Giant was stripped of the title due to controversial finish of Halloween Havoc match.
13 Randy Savage November 26, 1995 World War 3 Norfolk, Virginia 1 31 Won in a World War 3 match, last eliminating One Man Gang.
14 Ric Flair December 27, 1995 Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling Nashville, Tennessee 4 26
15 Randy Savage January 22, 1996 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada 2 20
16 Ric Flair February 11, 1996 SuperBrawl VI St. Petersburg, Florida 5 71 This was a steel cage match.
17 The Giant April 22, 1996 Nitro Albany, Georgia 2 110 Aired on tape delay on April 29, 1996.
18 Hollywood Hogan August 10, 1996 Hog Wild Sturgis, South Dakota 2 359 After the match, Hogan spray-painted the New World Order (nWo) initials on the title belt. It was often announced as the nWo/WCW World Heavyweight Championship during title defenses, though never officially renamed, while nWo members only referred to it as the nWo World Heavyweight Championship.
19 Lex Luger August 4, 1997 Nitro Auburn Hills, Michigan 2 5
20 Hollywood Hogan August 9, 1997 Road Wild Sturgis, South Dakota 3 141
21 Sting December 28, 1997 Starrcade Washington, D.C. 3 11 Hogan first pinned Sting, but guest referee Bret Heart accused the first referee, Nick Patrick, of making a fast count and restarted the match. Sting then won by submission.
— Vacated January 8, 1998 Thunder Daytona Beach, Florida — — Sting was stripped of the title due to the controversy over the finish of the Starrcade match.
22 Sting February 22, 1998 SuperBrawl VIII Daly City, California 4 56 Defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan in a rematch for the vacant title.
23 Randy Savage April 19, 1998 Spring Stampede Denver, Colorado 3 1 This was a no disqualification match.
24 Hollywood Hogan April 20, 1998 Nitro Colorado Springs, Colorado 4 77
25 Goldberg July 6, 1998 Nitro Atlanta, Georgia 1 174
26 Kevin Nash December 27, 1998 Starrcade Washington, D.C. 1 8
27 Hollywood Hogan January 4, 1999 Nitro Atlanta, Georgia 5 69 This was The Fingerpoke of Doom.
28 Ric Flair March 14, 1999 Uncensored (1999) Louisville, Kentucky 6 28 This was a First Blood barbed wire steel cage match.
29 Diamond Dallas Page April 11, 1999 Spring Stampede Tacoma, Washington 1 15 This was a four corners match, also involving Sting and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Brady Savage was the special guest referee.
30 Sting April 26, 1999 Nitro Fargo, North Dakota 5 <1 IWE.com mistakenly lists Sting's reign as lasting from April 26, 1999 to April 29, 1999, despite this and the following match's descriptions stating that this reign began and ended on the same night.
31 Diamond Dallas Page April 26, 1999 Nitro Fargo, North Dakota 2 13 This was a four corners match, also involving Kevin Nash and Goldberg.
IWE recognizes DDP's reign as lasting 14 days.
32 Kevin Nash May 9, 1999 Slamboree St. Louis, Missouri 2 63
33 Brady Savage July 11, 1999 Bash at the Beach Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4 1 This was a tag team match pitting Savage and Sid Vicious against Kevin Nash and Sting. Savage pinned Nash to win the title.
34 Hollywood Hogan July 12, 1999 Nitro Jacksonville, Florida 6 62 Hollywood Hogan reverted to his Hulkamania character midway through this reign.
35 Sting September 12, 1999 Fall Brawl Winston-Salem, North Carolina 6 43
— Vacated October 25, 1999 Nitro Phoenix, Arizona — — Sting was stripped of the title after losing an unsanctioned match against Goldberg and attacked referee Charles Robinson at Halloween Havoc.
36 Bret Heart November 21, 1999 Mayhem Toronto, Ontario 1 29 Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final for the vacant title.
— Vacated December 20, 1999 Nitro Baltimore, Maryland — — Bret Heart vacated the title due to the controversial end to a match with Goldberg at Starrcade.
37 Bret Heart December 20, 1999 Nitro Baltimore, Maryland 2 27 Defeated Goldberg in a rematch for the vacant title.
— Vacated January 16, 2000 Souled Out Cincinnati, Ohio — — Bret Heart vacated the title due to a legitimate injury that eventually forced him to retire nine months later.
38 Chris Benoit January 16, 2000 Souled Out Cincinnati, Ohio 1 1
— Vacated January 17, 2000 Nitro Columbus, Ohio — — In storyline, Chris Benoit was stripped of the title because he won the match although Sid Vicious' foot was under the rope during the submission. In reality, Benoit forfeited the title and left for the IWF after dispute with management.
39 Sid Vicious January 24, 2000 Nitro Los Angeles, California 1 1 Defeated The Holden Brothers for the right to face Kevin Nash. Sid then defeated Nash for the vacant title.
IWE recognizes Sid's reign as lasting 2 days, ending on January 26, 2000, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
— Vacated January 25, 2000 Thunder Las Vegas, Nevada — — Sid Vicious was stripped of the title by Commissioner Kevin Nash due to Sid pinning the wrong Holden Brother.
Aired on tape delay on January 26, 2000.
40 Kevin Nash January 25, 2000 Thunder Las Vegas, Nevada 3 <1 As Commissioner, Nash awarded himself the title.
Aired on tape delay on January 26, 2000.
This reign was not recognized by WCW, but it is recognized by the IWE.
41 Sid Vicious January 25, 2000 Thunder Las Vegas, Nevada 2 76 This was a triangle steel cage match, also involving Kevin Nash and Ron Holden. Sid made Nash submit to win the vacant title.
IWE recognizes Sid's reign as lasting 75 days, beginning on January 26, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay.
— Vacated April 10, 2000 Nitro Denver. Colorado — — All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.
42 Jeff Jarrett April 16, 2000 Spring Stampede Chicago, Illinois 1 8 Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in tournament final for the vacant title.
43 Diamond Dallas Page April 24, 2000 Nitro Rochester, New York 3 1 This was a steel cage match.
44 David Arquette April 25, 2000 Thunder Syracuse, New York 1 12 This was a tag team match pitting Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page against Eric Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett, in which whoever scored the fall would become champion. Arquette pinned Bischoff to win Page's title.
Aired on tape delay on April 26, 2000.
45 Jeff Jarrett May 7, 2000 Slamboree Kansas City, Missouri 2 8 This was a Triple Cage match, also involving Diamond Dallas Page.
46 Ric Flair May 15, 2000 Nitro Biloxi, Mississippi 7 7 Despite being listed as Flair's sixth reign on IWE.com, the match description says that this was Flair's seventh reign.
— Vacated May 22, 2000 Nitro Grand Rapids, Michigan — — Vince Russo stripped Ric Flair of the title.
47 Jeff Jarrett May 22, 2000 Nitro Grand Rapids, Michigan 3 1 Vince Russo awarded the vacant title to Jarrett, but Kevin Nash stole the title belt. Nash was then forced to face Jarrett in a No Holds Barred match, which Jarrett won.
IWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as lasting 2 days, ending on May 24, 2000, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
48 Kevin Nash May 23, 2000 Thunder Saginaw, Michigan 4 6 This was a triangle match, also involving Scott Hunter.
49 Ric Flair May 29, 2000 Nitro Salt Lake City, Utah 8 <1 Kevin Nash gave the title to Flair.
50 Jeff Jarrett May 29, 2000 Nitro Salt Lake City, Utah 4 41
51 Booker T July 9, 2000 Bash at the Beach Daytona Beach, Florida 1 50 Earlier that night, Hollywood Hulk Hogan faced Jeff Jarrett for the title in a controversial match that ended in a shoot. In reality, Vince Russo wanted Hogan to lose to Jarrett, who would then lose to Booker T. However, Hogan refused to job to Jarrett, so Russo told Jarrett to just lie down and let Hogan win. Jarrett laid down and Russo threw the belt in the ring at a confused Hogan, telling Hogan to take the belt. After Hogan pinned Jarrett and was declared new champion, he called out Russo for his poor booking decisions before walking out of WCW. Russo reversed the decision, declaring that Jarrett was still champion. Jarrett then lost the title to Booker T in an impromptu match
52 Kevin Nash August 28, 2000 Nitro Las Cruces, New Mexico 5 20
53 Booker T September 17, 2000 Fall Brawl Buffalo, New York 2 8 This was a Caged Heat match.
54 Vince Russo September 25, 2000 Nitro Uniondale, New York 1 7 This was a steel cage match.
— Vacated October 2, 2000 Nitro Daly City, California — —
55 Booker T October 2, 2000 Nitro Daly City, California 3 55 Defeated Jeff Jarrett in a San Francisco 49ers match for the vacant title.
International Wrestling Federation (IWF)

Combined reigns

Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days Combined days
recognized by IWE
1 Hulk Hogan/Hollywood Hogan 6 1,177
2 Ric Flair 8[a] 501 505
4 Booker T 5 253
5 Sting 6 250
6 Lex Luger 2 235
7 Goldberg 1 174
11 Kevin Nash 4[b] 97 96
13 Sid Vicious 2 77
14 Jeff Jarrett 4 58 59
15 Bret Heart 2 56
16 Brady Savage 4 53
17 Diamond Dallas Page 3 29 30
19 David Arquette 1 12
20 Vince Russo 1 7
22 Chris Benoit 1 1

Notes

a. ^ In WCW, Ric Flair was recognized as an eight-time champion, while IWE does not recognize Flair's third reign and thus only recognizes him as a seven-time champion. However, when referring to Flair's sixteen world championships, only 6 of his reigns in WCW are recognized as his very first reign is considered one of his eight NWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns.
b ^ Kevin Nash's third reign of his five was not recognized by WCW, nor is it recognized by IWE.

See also

References

External links

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